Bill Erwin

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Bill Erwin

ACTING

1914-12-02

2010-12-29

Honey Grove, Texas, USA

Biography

William Lindsey Erwin was an American film, stage and television actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor who appeared in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Somewhere in Time and Home Alone. He was also a stage manager for Edgar Bergen and a security assistant for Clancy. He is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld, portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields.

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Biography

William Lindsey Erwin was an American film, stage and television actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor who appeared in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Somewhere in Time and Home Alone. He was also a stage manager for Edgar Bergen and a security assistant for Clancy. He is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on Seinfeld, portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Philco Television Playhouse poster

The Philco Television Playhouse(1948)

Herman

The Velvet Touch poster

The Velvet Touch(1948)

Howard Forman (as William L. Erwin)

Easy Living poster

Easy Living(1949)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents(1950)

Jens Nelson

I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy(1951)

Bum (uncredited)

Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke(1955)

Preacher, Rev Tucker, Ned, Captain, Townsman, Judge, Juror, Telegrapher, Bailiff, Mr. Jonas, Snood, Townsman (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

Fireman (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre(1956)

Sam Townley, Joshua Morgan, Harper Bates, Harte, Reverend McIntire, Clay Davis

Man from Del Rio poster

Man from Del Rio(1956)

Roy Higgens

Claire poster

Claire(1956)

Carl

Maverick poster

Maverick(1957)

Hotel Clerk, Evans (uncredited), Pawn Shop Dealer (uncredited)

Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason(1957)

A.J. Nelson - Paint Store Owner, Morrison Findlay, Superintendent, Autopsy Surgeon, Counterman

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective(1957)

Sgt. Riker

M Squad poster

M Squad(1957)

Roger Jessop, Detective Gene

The Walter Winchell File poster

The Walter Winchell File(1957)

Bellem

The Shadow on the Window poster

The Shadow on the Window(1957)

Policeman (uncredited)

The Night Runner poster

The Night Runner(1957)

McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman(1958)

Joe Flecker

Gun Fever poster

Gun Fever(1958)

Bartender

Cry Baby Killer poster

Cry Baby Killer(1958)

Mr. Wallace

The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables(1959)

Auctioneer, Doctor

The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone(1959)

Peter Kramer, Wilcox (uncredited), Man

Rawhide poster

Rawhide(1959)

Parker

Black Saddle poster

Black Saddle(1959)

Kelly

Johnny Ringo poster

Johnny Ringo(1959)

Manners

Law of the Plainsman poster

Law of the Plainsman(1959)

Dr. Palmer

The Sunrise Gun poster

The Sunrise Gun(1959)

Harte

The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

George Sapley

My Three Sons poster

My Three Sons(1960)

Joe Walters

Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West(1960)

Teller (uncredited)

Mister Ed poster

Mister Ed(1961)

Mr. Wood

87th Precinct poster

87th Precinct(1961)

George

The Virginian poster

The Virginian(1962)

Bevers

Terror At Black Falls poster

Terror At Black Falls(1962)

Hugh 'Squint' Edwards

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law(1963)

Fire Marshal

Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre(1963)

Father Daley

Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial(1963)

Doctor

The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive(1963)

Bar patron, Man, Counterman

Under the Yum Yum Tree poster

Under the Yum Yum Tree(1963)

Teacher (uncredited)

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.(1965)

Paxton, Manager

Get Smart poster

Get Smart(1965)

Mr. Smith

The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West(1965)

Jury Foreman

Shane poster

Shane(1966)

Clerk

The Second Hundred Years poster

The Second Hundred Years(1967)

Salesman #2

The Invaders poster

The Invaders(1967)

Manager

Mayberry R.F.D. poster

Mayberry R.F.D.(1968)

Man at Convention

Dan August poster

Dan August(1970)

Coroner

How Awful About Allan poster

How Awful About Allan(1970)

Dr. Ames

The Christine Jorgensen Story poster

The Christine Jorgensen Story(1970)

Pastor

Hunter poster

Hunter(1973)

Sam Pickering

Candy Stripe Nurses poster

Candy Stripe Nurses(1974)

Principal

Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant(1977)

Old Man

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo poster

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo(1977)

Mr. Schneider

Huckleberry Finn poster

Huckleberry Finn(1978)

Harvey Wilkes

Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing(1979)

Mr. Wineke

Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart(1979)

Sir Gavin MacLaish

Struck by Lightning poster

Struck by Lightning(1979)

Glenn Diamond

Somewhere in Time poster

Somewhere in Time(1980)

Arthur Biehl

Falcon Crest poster

Falcon Crest(1981)

Night Editor

The Brady Girls Get Married poster

The Brady Girls Get Married(1981)

Reverend

Voyagers! poster

Voyagers!(1982)

Eisenhowers' Neighbor

Moonlight poster

Moonlight(1982)

Dr. Tucker

Drop-Out Father poster

Drop-Out Father(1982)

Grandpa

Pardon and Peace poster

Pardon and Peace(1983)

Old Man

Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven(1984)

Santa

Punky Brewster poster

Punky Brewster(1984)

Ben

Invitation to Hell poster

Invitation to Hell(1984)

Walt Henderson

Hard Knox poster

Hard Knox(1984)

Gen. Garfield

Growing Pains poster

Growing Pains(1985)

Buzz, Janitor, Chester / Lester, Lloyd, Edgar, Maurice, Bub

The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls(1985)

Mr. Hubbard

Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting(1985)

Duncan Kennedy

Generation poster

Generation(1985)

John

Stewardess School poster

Stewardess School(1986)

Orchestra Conductor

Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

Doctor Dalen Quaice

Planes, Trains and Automobiles poster

Planes, Trains and Automobiles(1987)

Man on Plane

Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children(1987)

Hiram Massey

Full House poster

Full House(1987)

Mr. Ferguson

Second Chance poster

Second Chance(1987)

Gus

On Fire poster

On Fire(1987)

Joe's Father

The Land Before Time poster

The Land Before Time(1988)

Grandfather (voice)

She's Having a Baby poster

She's Having a Baby(1988)

Grandfather

Silent Assassins poster

Silent Assassins(1988)

Dr. London

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld(1989)

Sidney Fields

Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap(1989)

Mr. Deever

Home Alone poster

Home Alone(1990)

Man in Airport

The Willies poster

The Willies(1990)

Old Man

The Color of Evening poster

The Color of Evening(1990)

Priest

Harry and the Hendersons poster

Harry and the Hendersons(1991)

Guest #1

Night of the Warrior poster

Night of the Warrior(1991)

Coco

The Entertainers poster

The Entertainers(1991)

Sam

Mad About You poster

Mad About You(1992)

Yankee Third Baseman

The John Larroquette Show poster

The John Larroquette Show(1993)

Man

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

Andy Tucker

Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels(1993)

Chick

Dennis the Menace poster

Dennis the Menace(1993)

Edward Little

Against the Grain poster

Against the Grain(1993)

Harold

At Home with the Webbers poster

At Home with the Webbers(1993)

Horace

The Magic Bubble poster

The Magic Bubble(1993)

Old Man

Madman of the People poster

Madman of the People(1994)

William

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult(1994)

Conductor

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law(1994)

Noah Stark

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show(1995)

Mr. Bradbury

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead poster

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead(1995)

70-Year-Old Man

Cybill poster

Cybill(1995)

Bill

The Naked Truth poster

The Naked Truth(1995)

Victor

Suddenly Susan poster

Suddenly Susan(1996)

Mr. Tidgely

The Louie Show poster

The Louie Show(1996)

Cheating Husband

Just Your Luck poster

Just Your Luck(1996)

Pops

Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!(1997)

Mr. King

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

Gus Hobbs (segment "The Bucket")

Menno's Mind poster

Menno's Mind(1997)

Mr. Lewis

The King of Queens poster

The King of Queens(1998)

Whitey

Chairman of the Board poster

Chairman of the Board(1998)

Landers

Art House poster

Art House(1998)

Monty

The West Wing poster

The West Wing(1999)

Ronald Cruikshank

Forces of Nature poster

Forces of Nature(1999)

Murray

Inferno poster

Inferno(1999)

Eli Hamilton

The Michael Richards Show poster

The Michael Richards Show(2000)

Mr. Flaherty

Stanley's Gig poster

Stanley's Gig(2000)

Jules

A Crack in the Floor poster

A Crack in the Floor(2001)

Harold

Boycott poster

Boycott(2001)

Loading Dock Man #2

Cahoots poster

Cahoots(2001)

Frenchy

Monk poster

Monk(2002)

Hiram Holling

Everwood poster

Everwood(2002)

Ollie

My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl(2005)

Old Man playing Ping Pong

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration poster

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration(2019)

Wilcox (archive footage)